Destiny of Velious: the EQII Expansion Panel [Archive]

Zabjade

08-07-2010, 09:49 AM

Wishes to put one request in now!PLEASE! No outdoor mazes, I would love to see massive praries (or in this case Snowplains) <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Looks like this will be a two part expansion...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />

Hirofortis

08-07-2010, 04:05 PM

I am just curious about the whole aa thing. How many, new tree? I am glad there is no level increase. lol. But I would like a little more detail on what the progression is gonna be.

Maroger

08-07-2010, 06:50 PM

<cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wishes to put one request in now!PLEASE! No outdoor mazes, I would love to see massive praries (or in this case Snowplains) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />Looks like this will be a two part expansion...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>I agree with you NO OUTDOOR MAZES -- they spoil overland zones -- look at the mess in Lavastorm and Butcherblock for starters -- KUNARK was great for big, wide open overland zones -- MORE OF THESE PLEASE.

Ralpmet

08-07-2010, 07:42 PM

<cite>Maroger wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wishes to put one request in now!PLEASE! No outdoor mazes, I would love to see massive praries (or in this case Snowplains) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />Looks like this will be a two part expansion...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>I agree with you NO OUTDOOR MAZES -- they spoil overland zones -- look at the mess in Lavastorm and Butcherblock for starters -- KUNARK was great for big, wide open overland zones -- MORE OF THESE PLEASE.</blockquote>The kunark zones, places like EL, ZEK, CL, ANT, and particularly everfrost (where the deeper you go the content get's harder, the progression through the zone just makes sense) are the ones that I personally spend the most time in leveling my toons.I hate going into zones with climbale walls, ramps that blend in with the walls, and rivers that have random treebranches or roots or whatever they are spanning across them.Simple is better and helps the content flow much easier, no one likes being confused on how to get out of somewhere for 15 minutes.

Maroger

08-07-2010, 07:46 PM

<cite>Ralpmet wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Maroger wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wishes to put one request in now!PLEASE! No outdoor mazes, I would love to see massive praries (or in this case Snowplains) <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />Looks like this will be a two part expansion...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>I agree with you NO OUTDOOR MAZES -- they spoil overland zones -- look at the mess in Lavastorm and Butcherblock for starters -- KUNARK was great for big, wide open overland zones -- MORE OF THESE PLEASE.</blockquote>The kunark zones, places like EL, ZEK, CL, ANT, and particularly everfrost (where the deeper you go the content get's harder, the progression through the zone just makes sense) are the ones that I personally spend the most time in leveling my toons.I hate going into zones with climbale walls, ramps that blend in with the walls, and rivers that have random treebranches or roots or whatever they are spanning across them.Simple is better and helps the content flow much easier, no one likes being confused on how to get out of somewhere for 15 minutes.</blockquote>I agree with you 100% I hated GF for the tree roots the rivers you could fall in and not get out of it, same with LF. I hate climbable walls and Jumping up and down to get places.The other while jumping up on the blasted rubble in Quelule I got stuck in the geomety and had to ESCape out. Really they need to stop with the sort of stuff. It doesn't add to the fun one single bit.

Aneova

08-08-2010, 12:32 AM

Still waitin on those Pics and Vids <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Calthine

08-08-2010, 04:49 PM

<cite>Hirofortis@Everfrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>I am just curious about the whole aa thing. How many, new tree? I am glad there is no level increase. lol. But I would like a little more detail on what the progression is gonna be.</blockquote>We asked, but apparently it's not solidified yet.Lookin' for those pics and vids now <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Katanalla

08-08-2010, 05:36 PM

The only thing this xpac needs to make it epic is a snow rabbit mount! As for the rest of the expansion info, wasn't much just figures / numbes and a few glimpses at zones. Though the like 10ft projector screen didn't help many people beyond the first one or two rows of tables.

Ssue

08-08-2010, 05:37 PM

Wow, there has been an underwhelming amount of news posted to the web so far from Fan Faire. Is this an Omen? Previous years people were barely out of the panels and we had news, pictures and videos. This year, not so much.

Exelance

08-08-2010, 06:08 PM

What do you expect? Also, a 2 part expac huh? better get access to both parts for the price of one, when and IF i even buy it. Not spending $80/$100 for ONE expac that was split in 2 from lack of devs to work on it.

Lady Shai

08-08-2010, 06:59 PM

<cite>Katanallama@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>The only thing this xpac needs to make it epic is a FLYING snow rabbit mount! As for the rest of the expansion info, wasn't much just figures / numbes and a few glimpses at zones. Though the like 10ft projector screen didn't help many people beyond the first one or two rows of tables.</blockquote>Fixed it for you <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />But really tho, I am hoping this isnt the nail in the coffin for the EQ2 community. I too found that there really wasn't much news at all this time...and that worries me. I am trying hard to keep the faith that THIS time it will be different, but, I don't know...I am just waiting to see.

Calthine

08-08-2010, 09:17 PM

<cite>Exelance@Butcherblock wrote:</cite><blockquote>What do you expect? Also, a 2 part expac huh? better get access to both parts for the price of one, when and IF i even buy it. Not spending $80/$100 for ONE expac that was split in 2 from lack of devs to work on it.</blockquote>I tried to get more out of Smokejumper on whether we were looking at a bunch of GU's (like they've done the last few expansions) or a to-be-continued in another expansion, and it seems they really have not decided yet.As for there not being a lot of coverage, I'm working on more now. The hot topics were EverQuest Next (Smed suprised us with feedback panels for it), EQ2 Exchange (working on it now) and the expansion, on which there's just not a lot of info six months out. The pool party, however, was EPIC,

DanilleImpholder

08-08-2010, 11:06 PM

Velks Lab should be amazing!

feldon30

08-09-2010, 02:54 AM

<cite>Ssue@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wow, there has been an underwhelming amount of news posted to the web so far from Fan Faire. Is this an Omen? Previous years people were barely out of the panels and we had news, pictures and videos. This year, not so much.</blockquote>You must not be reading EQ2Wire. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Calthine

08-09-2010, 02:56 AM

<cite>feldon30 wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ssue@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wow, there has been an underwhelming amount of news posted to the web so far from Fan Faire. Is this an Omen? Previous years people were barely out of the panels and we had news, pictures and videos. This year, not so much.</blockquote>You must not be reading EQ2Wire. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Not since you became schizophrenic and started refering to yourself as "we"!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" />

ke'la

08-09-2010, 03:00 AM

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>feldon30 wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ssue@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wow, there has been an underwhelming amount of news posted to the web so far from Fan Faire. Is this an Omen? Previous years people were barely out of the panels and we had news, pictures and videos. This year, not so much.</blockquote>You must not be reading EQ2Wire. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Not since you became schizophrenic and started refering to yourself as "we"!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Maybe he thinks he is royalty now. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" />As far as lack of news goes, the problem is we are too far from the next live update(expect in Oct hopefully), and too close to the current one for anything news worthy from ether of them. As for the expainsion as Calthine pointed out we are kinda far out from it for them to have finalised enough stuff for anything really newsworthy. Same with the expainsion cause, a) they need stuff to anounce when it is closer to launch, and b) alot of it isn't finalized and they don't know if they can accually get some of the things they want to add in for launch.

feldon30

08-09-2010, 03:03 AM

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>feldon30 wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ssue@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote>Wow, there has been an underwhelming amount of news posted to the web so far from Fan Faire. Is this an Omen? Previous years people were barely out of the panels and we had news, pictures and videos. This year, not so much.</blockquote>You must not be reading EQ2Wire. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>Not since you became schizophrenic and started refering to yourself as "we"!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" /></blockquote>I guess I could go back and change all those to "I". We've got other writers now though. A one-person website doesn't last forever. I'm at 2 years, practically a record.Ke'la: I can't quote your message (as you know), but glad I got to talk to you at FF.

ke'la

08-09-2010, 03:15 AM

it was great to talk to you to, had a really good time once again. I accually hope they can keep Bally's as the regular home, cause it is nicly located in Vegas, and Vegas itself is on average the cheapest place to get to for the greatest number of people.

Titigabe

08-09-2010, 11:04 AM

This "2 parts" thing is scaring me some how ...I guess we can get ready for another year with so few GU content (supposed to be more consistent since they are now on a 3 months basis delay, but see result for GU 57 ...) if they schedule to realease part 2 a few months later!No way I'll pay for a second part of an extension that should have never been devided. Have you fired too many people that now our GU are empty and expansion need to be release in two parts?

creepinghunter

08-09-2010, 11:48 AM

Come on guys no doom and gloom, plz. You are ruining the excitement for me <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I have been waiting for Velius since EQ2 came into being. Flying mounts is the ONLY good thing in that other game. Now we will get them here. About freaking time <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Lack of info is SoE's M.O. Isn't that to be expected. Not to mention still 6 months out and what is out so far has me psyched. I believe they have given us just enough to keep our minds racing. Which it seems to have done by what people are posting. Keep the faith, I know SoE does not always deliver but maybe and of course hopefully this will be their rebirth. On an end note though. Yeah I don't think it will be good to pay for 1 expansion twice, cause they split it up.

shadowscale

08-09-2010, 07:21 PM

im sad at the lack of a dragon presence in Velious as there was in one, i want to join up with my old allys again.can only hope they were left out of part one to give them even more time in part 2. and i dont want to see them all as just raid targets...

ke'la

08-09-2010, 07:32 PM

First, according to the lore the dragon influance on Norath is wayning, so that is in part why you see less of them.Second, I also hope there will be more that use yo..er ask for your assistance once we start to look tord Kryafrm and taking him out. As what is left of the Dragons will NOT be on good terms with him.

R2D2s_Lovechild

08-09-2010, 07:34 PM

Any chance of us non-Fan Faire players seeing any of the panels on Ustream or the SOE youtube channel? Thanks to Feldon and Calthine we got info, but I (as a UK player) would still like the chance to watch any of the panels from this year's Fan Faire, like I have done over previous years. Not just the DoV panel, but I was also interested in DCUO. The lack of info on Ustream or the SOEyoutube this year is a little disconcerting, especially after the EQ2X announcement.I bet I'm not the only non-Fan Faire attendee who would like to see what was said! Please!

ke'la

08-09-2010, 08:01 PM

I do belive Feldon had his camera out for most of the EQ2 panels he attended, so I would keep an eye on EQ2Wire for video, once he gets back and gets orginized. As far as other people and panels providing video...I did see other people with video cameras too, so who knows. I unfortunatly was unable to take much video because I lost one of my Memery cards when I moved(and it was the larger one) so I didn't have enough space to do much of the panels, I think I might have some interesting stuff and if so will post it, but very little of the Q/A unfortunatly.

Anestacia

08-10-2010, 01:13 PM

Still not seeing a video posted anywhere. Anyone have one...maybe SOE perhaps since it was their event after all?

Calthine

08-10-2010, 02:10 PM

Gnobrin was taking video and I think posting it to the SOE Fan Faire Facebook page.

Eshaac

08-10-2010, 02:13 PM

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>The details of Destiny of Velious are still sketchy, but we got some tasty tidbits at the Expansion Panel today at Fan Faire. Check out our summary of the <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/story.html?story=22930" target="_blank">EQII Expansion Panel at ZAM</a>!</blockquote>" Flying mounts will be introduced: we saw a griffon and something dragonish, and were told the first one is quested. The existing cloud and carpet mounts will not be changed to "real" flying mounts."I want pic's.. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I been asking about flying mounts and chars for a couple years now... show me, show me.. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Eshaac

quiarrah

08-12-2010, 04:31 PM

<cite>Eshaac@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>The details of Destiny of Velious are still sketchy, but we got some tasty tidbits at the Expansion Panel today at Fan Faire. Check out our summary of the <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/story.html?story=22930" target="_blank">EQII Expansion Panel at ZAM</a>!</blockquote>" Flying mounts will be introduced: we saw a griffon and something dragonish, and were told the first one is quested. The existing cloud and carpet mounts will not be changed to "real" flying mounts."I want pic's.. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /> I been asking about flying mounts and chars for a couple years now... show me, show me.. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" />Eshaac</blockquote>So. . . how are they going to explain that carpets can't "FLY"?? I want to know taht. . and why can't Fairy's "FLY"?? This I want to hear. . . .

Xalmat

08-12-2010, 04:38 PM

<cite>Katanallama@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>The only thing this xpac needs to make it epic is a snow rabbit mount</blockquote>QFE

Alvane

08-12-2010, 05:46 PM

<cite>Xalmat wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Katanallama@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote>The only thing this xpac needs to make it epic is a snow rabbit mount</blockquote>QFE</blockquote>oooooo An alice in wonderland wabbit! Better yet - "The Abominable Snow Rabbit"! yeah..... I like it...dats all folks! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />

Calthine

08-12-2010, 05:48 PM

Two words: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_of_Caerbannog" target="_blank">Vorpal Bunny</a>

quiarrah

08-12-2010, 05:52 PM

LOL. . . .. I remember the jokes of Vorpal Bunnies in EQ1 Velious. . . .yup. ...Vorpal Bunny! *sighs. . . .remembering her stint at following a white bunny down a hole in Ascalon. . . .brings back nightmares!*

Calthine

08-12-2010, 05:53 PM

<cite>Kalako@Runnyeye wrote:</cite><blockquote>Any chance of us non-Fan Faire players seeing any of the panels on Ustream or the SOE youtube channel? Thanks to Feldon and Calthine we got info, but I (as a UK player) would still like the chance to watch any of the panels from this year's Fan Faire, like I have done over previous years. Not just the DoV panel, but I was also interested in DCUO. The lack of info on Ustream or the SOEyoutube this year is a little disconcerting, especially after the EQ2X announcement.I bet I'm not the only non-Fan Faire attendee who would like to see what was said! Please!</blockquote>I know Feldon has been swearing at Youtube all day.

Calthine

08-12-2010, 05:55 PM

<cite>quiarrah wrote:</cite><blockquote>So. . . how are they going to explain that carpets can't "FLY"?? I want to know taht. . and why can't Fairy's "FLY"?? This I want to hear. . . .</blockquote>As I recall, what was said was that the current "flying" mounts would remain ground mounts/hovering things. I got the impression that it's too much to convert them all, but we might get flying mounts with similar models later. WARNING: That last bit is my impression, not a dev quote.

ke'la

08-12-2010, 08:42 PM

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>quiarrah wrote:</cite><blockquote>So. . . how are they going to explain that carpets can't "FLY"?? I want to know taht. . and why can't Fairy's "FLY"?? This I want to hear. . . .</blockquote>As I recall, what was said was that the current "flying" mounts would remain ground mounts/hovering things. I got the impression that it's too much to convert them all, but we might get flying mounts with similar models later. WARNING: That last bit is my impression, not a dev quote.</blockquote>As far as Fae's being able to fly, they hadn't even thought about it, and will talk about it when they get back...same with /hidemount while flying.